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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair did the colonel have who came to give Bartle and the others orders?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

2. In Chapter 2, what is Mrs. Murphy's job?
(a) Grocery clerk.
(b) Rural mail carrier.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Librarian.

3. After Bartle gets off the first plane in the United States in Chapter 5, where does he go first?
(a) Hardee's.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Airport bar.
(d) The base.

4. What is the date in Chapter 5?
(a) April 2005.
(b) June 2005.
(c) March 2005.
(d) May 2005.

5. In Chapter 4, what had Bartle and the other soldiers been fighting over for the last few nights?
(a) School.
(b) Field.
(c) 4-story building.
(d) Apartment building.

6. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
(a) World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(b) The James River Bridge.
(c) Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
(d) George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.

7. At the end of Chapter 1, who tried to drag the body of a dead old woman?
(a) A small girl.
(b) A pregnant woman.
(c) A small boy.
(d) A woman with a toddler.

8. What could Bartle and Murph hear in Chapter 4 as they watched fires on the hillside?
(a) Soft keening.
(b) Howling.
(c) Sobbing.
(d) Crying.

9. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle after Bartle spoke with Mrs. Murphy?
(a) Knocked him to the ground and hit him.
(b) Gave him a lecture.
(c) Pushed him against a wall.
(d) Punched him in the stomach.

10. In Chapter 4, where did a colonel say that men would be sent if they died in the upcoming battle?
(a) Ramsted.
(b) United Kingdom.
(c) Dover.
(d) Germany.

11. What was the name of the saint who was injured by arrows in a picture Bartle saw in a cathedral?
(a) Robert.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Theresa.
(d) John.

12. In Chapter 3, where was the bargirl hurt when Sterling shoved her?
(a) Knee.
(b) Back.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Head.

13. What news did Murph receive in Chapter 4?
(a) His girlfriend wanted to break up.
(b) His uncle was in jail.
(c) His mother was sick.
(d) His dad hurt his back.

14. In Chapter 2, what type of vehicle does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) Ford.
(b) Subaru.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Chevy.

15. How many acres did an orchard cover in Chapter 4?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Dozens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what time did Bartle get home?

2. What did Sterling find at the end of Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?

4. In Chapter 2, where did Bartle learn that Murph was from?

5. In Chapter 1, how many minarets could Bartle see from the roof where he was watching?

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